Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-25

| over and over again. In 1878,
1920 and 1880 similar acts were passed
by both Houses, which received the ap.
proval of General jackson, John Quincy
Adams and James Madison.
Hepburn, of Iowa, commented on the
fact that every gentleman who had
spoken in opposition to the bill, save
one, had voted for it originally. There
must be some reason for this large mum.
ber of them, who, like himself, termi.
nate their official lives on March 4sh,
and large number of them, unlike him.
self, were now about the White House
blending the pregnant hinges of the
knee that thrift might follow fawning."
| loud cheers and laughter ON til Re.
publican side.) II deny the right" he
continued, "of the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Warner) and the gentleman from
Wisconsin (Mr. Bragg to speak for the
Grand Army of this country. 1 tell you
that while these gentlemen once did
| occupy honorable places in the Grand
Army and were everywhere received
they are looked upon to-day. when they
rise in their places and denounce their
old comrades as vagabonds, scamps and
the scum of humanity, as Benedict Ar
mold was. (Renewed cheers and ap-
plause on the Republican side.) Look
at the petitions from Post after Post
upon your desks. in the light of all
these and the telegram from the Grand
Commander of the Grand Army of the
United States, General Fairchild, who
tells us that this is the bill in it's sub.
stance the Grand Army has been for
,opIi,p ehnrtA ha rnaoca1 khaI
statement from the gentleman II from Wis.
consin Bragg that the Grand Army has
repudiated this bill is as untrue in word
and essence as the greatef portion of all
his diatribe of abuse against his own
comrades. (Applause on the Republi
can side.) deny that tile great dailies
in the cities speak the SEP tinient of the
country. They do not dolit. They are
the advocates, the mouthpieces of the
wealth aggregated in communities where
they are jubilant. and l am sorry to say
Il confess it with shame) that this same
wealth is opposed to the old soldiers.
Before | sit down 1 wish to ask the
Chairman the Committee mr. Matson)
whether he has in his pocket petition
signed by Grover Cleveland, asking Con-
gress to pass the Service Pension
bill to put all soldiers on
the pension ROLL" Mr.. Matson
of Iowa, closed the debate. He be-
lieved it to be his duty as legislator to
ask the House not TO pass this bill over
the Presidents veto. but his conscience
and his heart would not permit him.
lie had been asked whether the Presi-
dent had ever signed petition asking
that pensions be granted to all soldiers
of the late war. He held in his hand a
petition drawn in 1884, which was too
long to read now. 1t was numerously
signed and in substance asked that pen
sion of at least SIS month be granted to
all honorably discharged soldiers. 1t
contained this endorsement: 81 am sure
that the subject of this petition is worthy
the prompt and careful consideration of
Congress, and the fullest justice should
be done to the parties in whose interest
this movement is made.
"(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND"
As Mr.. Matson concluded nearly
every Republican was ON his feet, and as
Mr.. Matson finished reading the en-.
dorsement loud burst of applause came
up from the Republican side Of the
Chamber. The question was then put:
'VVill the House, upon reconsideration,
pass the bill, the Presidents objection
TO the contrary notwith standing" and
was decided in the negative; ayes, It's;
nays l25-not a constitutional two thirds
in the affirmative.